Agni Purana [sanskrit]

97,288 words

This Sanskrit edition of the Agnipurana. It is one of the traditional eighteen Mahapuranas presented as an encyclopedia of ancient Indian history and knowledge. It contains either 382 or 383 chapters and over 10.000 verses (Sanskrit Shlokas).

Verse 163.12

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कृत्वेदं विष्णुरित्यन्ने द्विजाङ्गुष्ठं निवेशयेत् ।
सव्याहृतिकां गायत्रीं मधुवाता इति त्यचं ॥ १२ ॥

kṛtvedaṃ viṣṇurityanne dvijāṅguṣṭhaṃ niveśayet |
savyāhṛtikāṃ gāyatrīṃ madhuvātā iti tyacaṃ || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 163.12 is contained in the book The Agni Puranam (Anandashram Edition) by Shri Chimna Apate (श्री चिमणा आपटे). This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:
Buy now! Sanskrit text by Shri Chimna Apate (श्री चिमणा आपटे) (1987)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (163.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kritva, Kritvan, Idam, Vishnu, Iti, Itya, Anna, Dvija, Angushtha, Savyahriti, Kam, Gayatri, Madhu, Vata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 163.12). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “kṛtvedaṃ viṣṇurityanne dvijāṅguṣṭhaṃ niveśayet ”
kṛtve -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

kṛtvan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
viṣṇur -
viṣṇu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
itya -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
anne -
anna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anna (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

annā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dvijā -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvijā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṅguṣṭham -
aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aṅguṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ni -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
veśayet -
√viś (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]

√viś (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “savyāhṛtikāṃ gāyatrīṃ madhuvātā iti tyacaṃ ”
savyāhṛti -
savyāhṛti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

savyāhṛti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

savyāhṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kām -
kām (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gāyatrīm -
gāyatrī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
madhu -
madhu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

madhu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vātā* -
vāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
Cannot analyse tyacam

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 163.12

Agni Purana with Hindi Translation
by Tarinish Jha and Dr. Ghanshayam Tripathi (तारिणीश् झा और डॉ. घनश्याम त्रिपाठी) (2007)

Publisher: Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad; 1199 pages; Title: अग्निपुराणम् (संस्कृत एवं हिन्दी अनुवाद);

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Agni Purana (Two Volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2023)

Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.; Editor: K. L. Joshi.; ISBN-10: 8171101690; ISBN-13: 9788171101696; 1070 pages.

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Agni-Purana (Set of 4 Volumes)
by N. Gangadharan (2006)

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.; ISBN: Part I 8120803590 (9788120803596); Part II 8120803604 (‎9788120803602); Part III 8120801741 (9788120801745); Part IV 812080306X (9788120803060); 1271 pages.

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